http://www.leisurereviews.com.au/places-to-eat/oliver-co-south-brisbane-qld ...how do YOU rate? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:30:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.leisurereviews.com.au/places-to-eat/oliver-co-south-brisbane-qld/comment-page-1#comment-10 Ivecky Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:06:23 +0000 http://www.leisurereviews.com.au/?p=125#comment-10 Immediately after I ordered my lunch, Eddy and I went to look at the cake cabinet and to order coffee and cake. The process was quite painless and my coffee was delivered in an appropriate time. I usually order a long black because I like my coffee to taste like coffee and the one from Oliver & Co most certainly tasted like a good coffee. It’s usually easy to tell with a long black if they are using fresh coffee and if the person making the coffee has experience making coffee. A proper long black should be made with a double shot of coffee poured over hot water (as not to destroy the crema which in itself should be thick in volume and a chestnut/golden colour). The extraction of espresso from Oliver & Co was quite superb, it had a bold flavour, wonderful aroma and the right amount of acidity. I usually have a touch of cold milk to take the heat off the coffee and to tone down its bitterness, however the long black from Oliver & Co didn’t need any kind of additions and was a pleasure to drink on its own. It was so good in fact that I went back for another after I had finished my pecan pie while we where talking and waiting for our lunches to digest. This is one of the handful of places out of all the coffee shops in the city I would recommend to get a great coffee. The coffee alone I would rate 8.5/10 Immediately after I ordered my lunch, Eddy and I went to look at the cake cabinet and to order coffee and cake. The process was quite painless and my coffee was delivered in an appropriate time. I usually order a long black because I like my coffee to taste like coffee and the one from Oliver & Co most certainly tasted like a good coffee. It’s usually easy to tell with a long black if they are using fresh coffee and if the person making the coffee has experience making coffee. A proper long black should be made with a double shot of coffee poured over hot water (as not to destroy the crema which in itself should be thick in volume and a chestnut/golden colour). The extraction of espresso from Oliver & Co was quite superb, it had a bold flavour, wonderful aroma and the right amount of acidity. I usually have a touch of cold milk to take the heat off the coffee and to tone down its bitterness, however the long black from Oliver & Co didn’t need any kind of additions and was a pleasure to drink on its own. It was so good in fact that I went back for another after I had finished my pecan pie while we where talking and waiting for our lunches to digest. This is one of the handful of places out of all the coffee shops in the city I would recommend to get a great coffee. The coffee alone I would rate 8.5/10

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